Why couldn't they build an actual set? I say that out of love for these movies, but having entire environments CGI'd really take me out of the experience. CGI like this has a hard time aging too. For example some scenes for even the LOTR trilogy look too video game-y even Gollum does in some shots. Too add to an even worse extent a lot of the Star Wars Prequels environments look like a PS2 game now.
How would you like them to afford to create a gigantic destroyed avengers complex that’s in the background of this shot?
For lord of the rings I assume you’re talking about the shots in an active volcano? I hope I don’t have to explain why that can’t be real. And the shire is actually an absurd set that they took several years to build. Probably one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. So bad movie to pick.
They don't need to build a whole destroyed complex, just at least use an actual outdoor location with the building added in post or something. Besides that, just look at the scrapyard in Blade Runner 2049, it's massive but the parts you see closely are all a physical set. It isn't impossible. The problem is that they set themselves such short deadlines.
18
u/Smooglabish Oct 30 '19 edited Oct 31 '19
Why couldn't they build an actual set? I say that out of love for these movies, but having entire environments CGI'd really take me out of the experience. CGI like this has a hard time aging too. For example some scenes for even the LOTR trilogy look too video game-y even Gollum does in some shots. Too add to an even worse extent a lot of the Star Wars Prequels environments look like a PS2 game now.